Takao Station (Tokyo)

Takao Station (高尾駅, Takao-eki) is a railway station in Hachiōji, Tokyo, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Takao Station 高尾駅
The JR side of Takao Station in November 2005
Location	Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East Keio Corporation
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line JC Chūō Rapid Line Keio Line
Platforms	3 island platforms
Location
Takao Station Location within Japan

Lines

Takao Station is served by the JR Chūō Main Line and is the last major station in Tokyo for the westbound Chūō Main Line. Therefore, it is a terminating station for many local and rapid trains on the line. The station is 53.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also a terminus for Narita Express trains travelling on the line. The station is also served by the Keio Takao Line and is 6.9 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kitano, and 43.0 kilometers from Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

The JR East station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

JC24 Takao Station 高尾駅
JR station
JR Takao Station platforms, November 2008
Location	1201-2 Takao-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line JC Chūō Rapid Line
Distance	53.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
History
Opened	1901
Passengers
FY2014	29,710
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Terminus Narita Express Hachioji JC22 toward Narita Airport Terminal 1 Sagamiko One-way operation Chūō Line   Commuter Special Rapid Hachioji JC22 toward Tokyo Sagamiko JC25 toward Ōtsuki Chūō Line   Chūō Special Rapid Nishi-Hachioji JC23 toward Tokyo Chūō Line   Commuter Rapid Nishi-Hachioji One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Nishi-Hachioji JC23 toward Tokyo Sagamiko JC25 toward Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Nishi-Hachiōji JC23 toward Tachikawa

JR East platforms

1	JC Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
	■ Narita Express	for Mitaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Narita Airport
2-4	JC Chuo Line (Rapid)	for Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
	■ Chūō Main Line	for Ōtsuki, Kōfu, and Kobuchizawa

Keio platforms

KO52 Takao Station 高尾駅
Keio station
The Keio platforms in April 2013
Location	1227-3 Hatsusawa-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Line
Platforms	1 island platform
History
Opened	1967
Passengers
FY2014	27,414
Services
Preceding station Following station Takaosanguchi KO53 Terminus Takao Line Special Express Mejirodai KO50 toward Shinjuku Takao Line Semi Special Express Hazama KO51 toward Shinjuku Takao Line Express Mejirodai KO50 toward Shinjuku Takao Line Semi Express Rapid Local Hazama KO51 toward Shinjuku

The Keio Takao Line is served by a single elevated island platform, serving two tracks.

5	KO Keiō Line	for Shinjuku
6	KO Keio Takao Line	for Takaosanguchi History The JR East station opened on 1 August 1901.[1] The Keio station opened on 1 October 1967.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 29,710 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 44th-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] The Keio station was used by an average of 26,743 passengers in fiscal 2011.[2] See also List of railway stations in Japan References 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 53. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015. External links Takao station information (JR East) (in Japanese) Takao station information (Keio) (in Japanese)